Olive lettuce is an annual herb of the cruciferous family.

Olive lettuce is a dish made of mustard, olives and other seasonings, with a savory flavor, is the flavor of the Guangxi region of the small dishes, of which mustard belongs to the annual herb, planting the seeds to be evenly sown in the soil, and watering it, waiting for the mustard to germinate, and then provide nitrogen fertilizer for it.

Olive is mustard, it is an annual herb, plant height of 30-150 cm or so, the whole plant is hairless, the basal leaves are broadly ovate, about 20 cm long, racemes terminal, flower color is yellow, the seeds are spherical. Olive dish is also a characteristic species of salted vegetable extension in Chaoshan area, which is an important part of Chaoshan gastronomic culture. Chaoshan olive dish production techniques have a long history and are widely spread in Longhu District, Chenghai District and the surrounding villages and towns in Shantou City.

Introduction of Olive Cuisine

Olive Cuisine (kaleborecole) is a flavorful small dish of the Chaoshan region of Guangdong, belonging to the Teochew cuisine in the Cantonese cuisine. It is made by taking the sweet flavor of olives and frying the rich leaves of mustard greens. Olive dish is an appetizer, helps digestion and improves appetite. The production process of olive groceries can be traced back to the Song and Ming Dynasties, and after processing and production, it has the characteristics of "clear, fresh, crisp, tender, smooth" and so on. It is rich in valuable nutrients and a variety of vitamins and essential calcium and iodine, and also contains iron, zinc, magnesium and other trace elements.

Qing Jiaqing "Chenghai County Records" recorded: "mustard, also known as the big vegetables, the county's autumn harvest after the field planted a lot of harvested with salted, taste very beautiful, Chenghai hand clever art fine women using local products olive and salted mustard fine cooking made of olive dishes, eat the appetizer digestion, help digestion."